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Customers & Vehicles
Keep customer and vehicle records connected so the shop can build on information it already knows.
- Customer master records
- Multiple vehicles per customer
- VIN decode
- Vehicle and repair history
Built for independent repair shops
Run the repair.
Not the paperwork.
Estimotive brings estimates, customer approvals, repair orders, technician workflow, inspections, invoices, and payments into one connected system built for independent repair shops.
Early-access pilot for independent repair shops. No bloated enterprise software. No duplicate entry.
ESTIMOTIVESHOP OPERATING SYSTEM
Shop BoardLive Workflow
RO #1048IN PROGRESS
Customer repair workflow
Vehicle + customer details stay attached to the job
Estimate
Approved
Repair Order
Invoice
Payment
One connected record from write-up to payment✓
Customer AuthorizationDIGITAL
Approve services individually
Keep declined work clear. Preserve finalized history. Add later work as supplements.
One connected workflowCustomer → Estimate → RO → Invoice
Customer-readyApprovals, progress, documents
Technician-friendlyFocused workspaces without clutter
Built for real shopsPractical first, bloated never
How Estimotive works
One connected job from write-up to payment.
Customer and vehicle information stays attached throughout the repair instead of being re-entered at every step. Each stage hands the right information to the next person in the workflow.
01
Customer & Vehicle
Create the master records once and carry them forward into future work.
02
Estimate
Build services, labor, parts, pricing, recommendations, and customer-ready documents.
03
Customer Approval
Customers approve or decline individual services digitally with the authorization preserved.
04
Repair Order
Authorized work becomes the repair order without rebuilding the job from scratch.
05
Technician Work
Technicians update service status, work performed, notes, evidence, and additional findings.
06
Invoice
Completed repair work becomes a professional finalized invoice with the history intact.
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Payment
Record payment activity, preserve receipts, and keep the complete job history connected.
Enter it once. Keep it connected.
Estimotive carries customer, vehicle, service, authorization, repair, invoice, and payment information forward so the shop spends less time recreating work it already completed.
Core shop capabilities
The tools your repair workflow actually needs.
Estimotive groups the work around how an independent repair shop actually operates, so the team gets a connected workflow instead of a pile of disconnected modules.
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Estimates & Authorization
Build professional estimates and move approved work forward without recreating the job.
- Labor, parts, markups, supplies, and tax
- Service recommendations
- Digital approve / decline by service
- Authorization history preserved
03
Technician Workflow & MPI
Give technicians a focused workspace for completing the repair and documenting what they find.
- Per-service work status
- Multi-point inspections
- Photos and evidence
- Internal technician notes
04
Additional Work & Supplements
Handle discoveries during the repair without quietly changing what the customer already authorized.
- Additional-work findings
- Customer supplement approval
- Approved work moves forward
- Original history stays intact
05
Invoices & Payments
Finish the job with professional records and a payment trail that remains tied to the repair.
- Finalized professional invoices
- Receipts and payment history
- Append-only payment activity
- Reversals instead of destructive edits
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Shop Operations
Keep the daily shop picture visible without forcing staff into an oversized enterprise system.
- Shop Board and scheduling
- Technician assignment
- Global search
- Job files and audit history
Built into the workflow
These tools support the repair process without becoming separate systems the shop has to maintain.
01Labor intelligence
02Parts sourcing
03Professional PDFs
04Customer portal
05Report an Issue
See the product
Run the shop from one clear board.
The Shop Board gives the team a quick view of what is in the shop, what is waiting on the customer, what still needs attention, and where to go next.
01See job, authorization, payment, and appointment status without opening every repair file.
02Surface work that needs attention so the team can act instead of hunting through menus.
03Move directly into estimates, schedules, and job files from the same operational view.
Estimotive Shop Board
Actual Estimotive interface shown using the QA environment. Personal account details are excluded; QA records shown are non-production sample data.
Estimotive Estimate Builder
Actual Estimotive interface shown from the QA environment. Customer-identifying details and browser chrome are excluded from the public crop.
See the product
Build and manage the repair in one estimate flow.
Estimotive gives the shop a structured estimate workspace for capturing the customer concern, organizing services, building recommendations, pricing the work, and moving toward approval without rebuilding the job later.
01Use service categories and recommendations to keep the estimate organized and easy for the shop to build.
02Capture repair details, findings, and correction notes directly inside each service instead of scattering them across separate screens.
03Track the current estimate total and move into review when the job is ready for the customer decision.
Customer experience
Keep the customer connected to every decision.
Estimotive gives customers a clear approval experience for recommended work, pricing, signatures, and later repair updates—without exposing the shop's internal notes or supplier information.
01Approve or decline individual services instead of forcing an all-or-nothing estimate decision.
02Show service totals and authorization amounts clearly before the customer signs.
03Preserve the signed authorization as part of the job history and carry approved work forward into the repair order.
Estimotive Customer Authorization
Actual Estimotive customer-facing workflow shown from the QA simulator. Browser chrome, shop account details, and the QA-only banner are excluded from the public crop.
Why Estimotive
Less managing software. More managing the shop.
Every major feature has one job: save time, prevent mistakes, reduce cost, improve the customer experience, or make the business easier to run.
If Estimotive already knows it, you shouldn't enter it twice.
Customers, vehicles, authorizations, service details, and finalized records stay connected throughout the repair lifecycle.
- Persistent customer and vehicle master records
- Autosaved editable work
- Finalized history protected from silent changes
- Supplements for additional authorized work
Built for independent shops—not enterprise complexity.
Estimotive focuses on the daily workflow a small repair shop needs without burying the team under giant CRM, payroll, or inventory systems they never asked for.
- Clear Owner, Manager, Service Advisor, and Technician roles
- Customer-facing approval and progress experience
- Professional documents without duplicate paperwork
- Central updates with no shop-managed server software
Founding Shop Pilot
Help shape the shop system you actually want to use.
Ready to start now? Create your shop securely with bot protection and one-time email verification—no manual approval required.
We're inviting a small number of independent repair shops to use Estimotive in real workflows before broader commercial enrollment.
✓Early access to the production platform
✓Direct feedback loop on real shop workflow
✓Priority help during the pilot
✓No need to install or manage server software
FAQ
Questions shops will ask.
We can expand this section as pilot shops tell us what they need to know before signing up.
Who is Estimotive built for?
Estimotive is being built first for independent automotive repair shops that want a connected estimating, authorization, repair-order, technician, invoicing, and customer workflow without unnecessary enterprise complexity.
Do I need to install software on a shop computer?
No. Estimotive is centrally hosted and accessed through the browser, so platform updates can be managed centrally.
Can customers approve repairs digitally?
Yes. Estimotive supports customer-facing authorization where individual services can be approved or declined, and the finalized authorization history is preserved.
Can technicians see customer-facing notes or private shop information?
Role boundaries are built into the platform. Technician/internal notes remain private and technician workspaces are intentionally focused on the work they need to perform.
Is the Founding Shop Pilot the same as the final paid plan?
No. The pilot is an early-access phase for a small number of shops. Final pricing, subscription plans, and trial terms will be defined using what we learn from real pilot usage.